Uber application for New Delhi taxi license rejected

Using the Uber smartphone app, while overlooking a road in New Delhi, India

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JoannaSugden

NEW DELHI—Uber Technologies Inc.’s application to be recognized as a radio-dispatched taxi company in Delhi has been rejected in the latest roadblock for the car-hailing company, less than a week after it returned to the streets of India’s capital following a ban in December.

In a letter to the car-hailing firm’s Indian arm reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, the New Delhi Transport Department said it had rejected the application as it didn’t include the required plans for a call center or a proof of an office address, among other things.

Uber was barred from operating in New Delhi last month after a woman alleged she had been raped by a driver of a car booked through Uber. Police say the man they believe committed the crime was already facing charges for similar attacks.

The city’s transport department said Uber and firms like it—which connect drivers and customers through smartphone apps—weren’t allowed to operate without a radio cab license. Uber suspended its service after the alleged attack to undertake a safety review.

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